Melvyn Bragg Movies

A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.

Biography of Marlene Dietrich using interviews, film clips and rare footage of the actress, including her own home movies.

Filmed in his London studio, David Hockney sits down with Melvyn Bragg to discuss his remarkable life and career, illustrated by a wide range of his...

An intimate portrait of David Hockney, featuring interviews with the artist - one of Britain's most beloved painters - in London and Normandy, and...

Dennis Potter a television dramatist talks about his work, politics and his fears for both.

Interviews with and performance footage of conductor Sir John Barbirolli.

Melvyn Bragg explores the dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate the Bible into English, which made him a threat to the...

An Artist's Story concerns the confrontation of ideas between Anton, a young landscape painter, and Lydia, a young aristocratic girl who devotes her...

Gerald Fox’s film documents Bill Viola and his wife and close collaborator Kira Perov’s odyssey to create two permanent video...

"Zinotchka", directed by Christopher Miles, was made for the BBC's 'FULL HOUSE' arts programme, which invited 7 directors (the others were Jonathan...

Moving with astonishing assurance through time and space, Russell recreates his life in a series of unconventional interconnected episodes –...

Join Melvyn Bragg for an insightful journey into why “Art Matters,” With a career spanning over 60 years, Bragg passionately advocates...

An LWT South Bank Show, presented by Melvyn Bragg, exploring the phenomenon of countertenor singing. With its unique, soaring beauty, the high male...

A profile of the Iranian film industry

This documentary, shot entirely on location in Havana, includes many band members' insights into this revival, and features performance footage of an...

The works of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), one of the best known English Romantic artists, still play a leading role in the art market...

A documentary on the band

Melvyn Bragg sets out to unravel the many questions surrounding one of the Bible's most enigmatic and controversial figures: Mary Magdalene.

Alan Bennett's personal overview of art, filmed in the atmospheric location of a Leeds art gallery.

Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".